The services sector is dominant and continues to experience unprecedented growth in many developing economies. However, in-depth empirical analysis of the drivers ofservicessector growth acceleration is limited. This paper examines and identifies the underlying factors that explain services...

This paper investigates the effects of financial sector, product market, and trade reforms on labor productivity growth and its two components-the intra-sectoral (within) and inter-sectoral (between) components-in a sample of developing countries over 1975-2005. The paper finds that most of the...